Befriend Your True Self + Walk in Freedom, Health and Joy
Inside: Many midlife women wonder if boundaries are selfish. Boundaries are actually compassionate and in this post I share why. In conversations with midlife women, a common question that arises is “are boundaries selfish?” We’ve been taught that to be a good mom, a loving partner, or a compassionate person that we should be ‘self-less’. …
Inside: We need to declutter our lives frequently. This includes decluttering our relationships. The Circle of Impact exercise will help you practice. If you’re into simple living, minimalism or decluttering, you’ve probably heard tips around how futile it is organize stuff that you don’t even want/like/need. Professional Declutterer, Julianna Wilkes of The Simplicity Habit writes …
Inside: You may feel weary and a little beat up by life but you can map a new joyful vision for the next season of your life. Just being human can be hard work at times! But layer on grief, trauma, messy and vulnerable life transitions, a lifetime of pouring out for others while neglecting …
Inside: It’s never too late – whatever your experience or season of life, you can build a new pattern and learn how to overcome fear in life. Fear is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s a common human emotion designed to keep us safe. Our nervous system constantly scans our internal and external environment looking …
Inside: Choosing simplicity in life requires mindful intention — it definitely won’t happen on it’s own in this ‘more and faster is better’ culture. A question I ask myself regularly is ‘how can I let this be simpler or easier?’ I’m wired for slow and simple and also it doesn’t take much to complicate my …
Inside: A messy and beautiful life flourishes as we learn to change our thinking. As we release binaries and all or nothing thinking and make peace with paradox. I remember a past season of life when I felt worried about the state of my marriage (more honestly I felt worried about all the things). My …
Inside: Parenting is hard on the ego and challenges us to confront our own wounding. What helps, regardless of their age, is to become a student of your children. This post contains referral links. Our children arrive a unique bundle of personality and passion, hardwired for strength and struggle. Parenting is hard on the ego, …
Inside: What you need to know about stress: This is part one in a three-part series to help you feel more empowered as you navigate stressful life experiences. Would you agree that right now life feels more hectic and stressful than ever? That there are fewer times when you feel amazing in-the-moment clarity and confidence …
Inside: I sat down to write today and this poem came out. Recently my clients have been telling me that my work is helping them find their way home to themselves. A beautiful testimonial. The journey home is a hard and messy one but it’s also the path of freedom. This is who I am. …
Inside: We must build resilience to equip us for the storms of life. Every one of us will experience stress, loss, or hard life circumstances in varying degrees. This post offers 7 ways to build resilience in the storm. This post contains referral links. You’re imperfect. Life is messy. Show up anyway. This has been …
Inside: Can we unlearn busy and learn to slow down instead? Guest author Julia Ubbenga spent a year in Spain and shares the lessons she learned from the Spanish culture about a slower pace of life. The way I viewed time shifted in 2007. It was the year I quit my desk job, threw some …
Inside: Permission to fail builds strength and courage and helps us experience life through the lens of curiosity and joy rather than fear. This post is partially excerpted from 12 Tiny Things: Simple Ways to Live a More Intentional Life and includes referral links. You’ve probably heard the term “resilience” before: It’s an important concept …
